News from Ukraine, Eastern Europe

"Norway will – based on the current situation and the information available to us today – not play against Russia at ​the World Championship in Germany in May 2027," said Norges Ishockeyforbund, Norway's ice hockey association, in a statement.

Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov said on Nov. 3 that the incident was "not without outside influence."

The White House announced on Nov. 3 that representatives from Ukraine and Russia would join the first lady for her remarks on the humanitarian operation in Oleshky.

More than 50 people may still be trapped under the rubble, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a press conference on Nov. 3.

Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, a former first deputy defense minister, has been appointed to lead Ukroboronprom, Ukraine's largest state-owned defense company, according to a Nov. 3 statement.

The Air Force said Russia launched an unspecified number of ballistic missiles, including the Iskander-M, North Korean KN-23, and Zircon types, in addition to 59 cruise missiles and 289 attack drones against Ukraine overnight, mostly targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Vinnytsia oblasts.

"Important meetings lie ahead, as well as strengthening our air defense and supporting our energy sector. This will be the priority of today’s talks," said Zelensky on social media upon arriving in Germany.

Energy officials recorded one of the largest waves of Russian ballistic missiles targeting critical infrastructure, with Russia also launching cruise missiles, jet-powered drones, and propeller-powered drones, Vitalii Zaichenko, CEO of Ukrenergo, the country's state grid operator, told the Kyiv Independent.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced on Nov. 3 that new rounds of trilateral peace negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. will be held on Nov. 10 in Abu Dhabi.

Terekhov said approximately 200 patients would be evacuated to other medical facilities as emergency services worked at the scene.

The number includes 2,060 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

According to RMF FM, Polish military intelligence and allied intelligence services warned last week that acts of sabotage could occur near the Russian border, potentially including incursions by armed groups.

Ukraine has repeatedly targeted the facility, including most recently, a Sept. 17 strike that damaged its AVT-3 crude oil processing unit, according to Ukraine's General Staff.